Calendar of Events

Saturdays at 7:00 PM.

MAY
17 - MT. SHADOWS ST. BAND - Hammer & Mtn. Dulci. Guitar, more
24 - MICHAEL SHULL - Mtn. Dulcimer, BanJammer & More (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
31 - BILL TAYLOR - Mountain Dulcimer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)

JUNE
7 - STEVE & RUTH SMITH - Hammer Dulcimer, Banjo & Guitar (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
14 - STEVE EULBERG - Hammer & Mtn.DULC., Clem-Bro (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
21 - LARRY CONGER - Mtn. Dulcimer, Vocal & BanJammer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
28 - ERIN & AMBER ROGERS - Mountain Dulcimer , Fiddle & more (SAT.WORKSHOPS)

JULY
5 - NATHANIEL SAMSEL - Mountain Dulcimer, BanJammer (contact Nathaniel)
12 - AGENE PARSONS - Hammer Dulcimer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
19 - MARY COX - Mtn.Dulcimer Banjo (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
26 - JIM & CHERI MILLER - Hammer Dulcimer, Guitar & More (SAT.WORKSHOPS)

AUG.
2 - JOE COLLINS - Mountain Dulcimer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
9 - DON PEDI - Mountain Dulcimer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
16 - HUNTER WALKER - Mtn. Dulcimer, BanJammer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
23 - BING FUTCH - Mountain Dulcimer & Flute (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
30 - AARON O'ROURKE - Mtn. Dulcimer, BanJammer & More (SAT.WORKSHOPS)

SEPT.
6 - STEVE SEIFERT - Mountain Dulcimer & BanJammer (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
13 - GUY & SHARRIE GEORGE - Hammer Dulcimer, Guitar & More (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
20 - KENDRA WARD & BOB BENCE - Hammer Dulcimer & Guitar (SAT.WORKSHOPS)
27 - OLD TIMERS DAY - FESTIVAL WE WILL BE THERE

Please call and register for Workshops - Limited space
7645 East Lamar Alexander Parkway behind “Wood-N-Strings Dulcimer Shop”
Information: 865-448-6647 or www.ClemmerDulcimer.com

This 1920’s evening will be an event to remember. Marble City Opera will start the evening off with the beginning of a ten minute opera “Introductions and Goodbyes” by Lucas Foss, where General Director, Kevin Richard Doherty will invite everyone to begin the party! This will be followed by a 25 minute one-act entitled “Will you Marry Me” by Hugo Weisgall, where we will find a young couple, not yet in love, contemplating whether or not they should appease their families and get married. The evening will move into a scene of two older couples playing “A Hand of Bridge” by Samuel Barber, where in just ten minutes each of these characters will reveal what’s behind their poker faces. Come join us for this 45-minute dramatic and musical journey to see how these relationships unfold.

Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 7PM & 9PM
Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 7:30PM

Feel free to wear your 1920’s flare for this festive event!

At the Black Box in the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. For parking/driving directions, visit www.theemporiumcenter.com/visit.html. For performance information, visit http://www.marblecityopera.com. Tickets: www.knoxtix.com

The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will host a free Family Fun Day. Join us for free activities, crafts, tours, and more centered around our temporary exhibit, Ancient Glass of the Mediterranean. All materials will be provided. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are not necessary.

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Dr on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-974-2144, http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

When it came time to begin work on the seventh Portugal. The Man album, John Gourley thought long and hard about the next move and kept coming back to one concept: The most satisfying work is collaborative work. So Danger Mouse and the band agreed that they were game for the challenge and began production on what would become Evil Friends, the undaunted re-awakening for Portugal. The Man.

Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Information/tickets: 865-522-0832, www.knoxbijou.com, www.ticketmaster.com

The Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation is proud to announce that legendary artist Kenny Rogers, best known for country hits like “The Gambler” and “Islands in the Stream,” will headline the Tennessee Theatre’s annual Stars on Stage fundraiser on Saturday, May 17. Rogers brings to Knoxville his signature raspy vocals and passion for music that has engaged audiences for more than five decades. He has sold more than 120 million records worldwide and is the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) eighth best-selling male artist of all time. Stars on Stage guests can expect a healthy mix of country classics like “Lucille" and "Lady," as well as songs from his new gospel album, The Love of God. The Stars on Stage exclusive VIP tickets are $250 and $175 (plus applicable service fees) and include a pre-show reception at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a silent auction featuring autographed musical instruments and memorabilia, unique experience packages and other surprises.

Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. For information/tickets: 865-684-1200, www.tennesseetheatre.com, www.ticketmaster.com

​May 17, 8:00 PM: Runaway Home
​Runaway Home, is a “homecoming” of sorts. It was founded by three powerhouse performers looking for a road back to the music they grew up on and loved! They met by pure happenstance at a small town venue and over the next night around the kitchen table, they discovered the sound they had been searching for. That sound is strong three part harmony over lyrics that matter, all wrapped-up in an acoustic style reminiscent of ‘70’s era radio. You might call them Retro-Commercial –Americana, but Runaway Home is original. To listen to them is to know them! Their sound is comfortable, engaging and easily recognizable by those hungry for music with meaning.
Tickets $13 in advance and $15 at the door.

The Palace Theater, 113 West Broadway, Maryville TN 37801. Information: 865-983-3330, www.palacetheater.com

Saturday, May 17, please plan to join us for "The Many Roads Home", a wonderful evening for food, friendship and fund-raising to support the Heritage Center.

Preparations are well underway for The Many Roads Home, the 2014 eleventh annual Heritage Happening gala and auction fundraising event. The event will be held on the grounds of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend on Saturday, May 17, 2014. The gala consists of both silent and live auctions as well as an elegant dinner provided by Rothchild Catering of Knoxville. This year's event features Ted Hall, popular WVLT broadcaster, as Master of Ceremonies. A new addition to the auction is an on-line bidding process to enable those unable to attend the Gala itself the opportunity to bid on select items. Hosted on e-Bay Giving Works, the on-line auction process began in early March. Details can be found on the Guild page of the Heritage Center website at www.gsmheritagecenter.org/about/guild/heritage-happening.

Invitations will be mailed in April to Heritage Center members and past attendees, but all are welcome to purchase tickets by calling the Heritage Center at 865-448-0044. Tickets are $100.00 per person, $65 of which is tax deductible. We are limited to 350 attendees, so please make your reservations early.
For more information call 865-448-0044.

On May 17, World's Fair Park transforms into our region's premiere literary festival created specifically for children. In addition to featured authors, illustrators, storytellers and musicians, the Children's Festival of Reading includes a Science Village with interactive experiments, a book parade, arts and crafts projects, giant inflatables for bouncy fun, and a children's performance stage where local child performers can show off their budding talent. Over 50 community groups also offer educational activities for the entire family.
Featured authors for 2014: Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Brady Rymer, Toni Buzzeo, Shelley Pearsall and Chris Grabenstein.

World's Fair Park, Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10:00AM-3:00PM.

Hall & Rogers Gallery
Docent walk-through at 11:30 AM on May 16

This display features three monumental canvases by Leonardo Silaghi that were recently acquired by the KMA. Silaghi (born 1987) is a Romanian painter whose abstractions powerfully express the chaotic transition of his homeland from a decaying Communist nation to a contemporary urban society still taking shape. Often using black and white photographs of abandoned Cold War machinery as starting points, the artist launches into large, forcefully executed paintings populated by conveyor belts, vehicles, ductwork, and other industrial debris.

Leonardo Silaghi is a graduate of the University of Art and Design in Cluj, Romania. Since 2009, he has been featured with solo exhibitions at the Laika Gallery in Cluj, Marc Straus Gallery in New York, and the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, where he was artist in residence in 2010. Recently his works were shown at the exhibition "After the Fall" at the HVCCA in Peeksville and the Knoxville Museum of Art. Through a generous gift of New York collectors Marc and Livia Straus in 2013, and a purchase, the KMA is fortunate to be among the first American museums to have acquired a group of Silaghi’s works.

Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10AM-5PM; Sunday, 1-5PM. Information: 865-525-6101, www.knoxart.org

The District Gallery is pleased to present Dreamscapes: Poetry Inspired Paintings by Rachael McCampbell. The arts often inspire one another – visual arts can inspire writers, and the written word can send artists to their easels. Native Knoxvillian painter, writer and curator, Rachael McCampbell, has done just that. She has always loved literature and poetry and the rich way words inspire her art.

McCampbell has created a collection of paintings inspired by the poetry of poets such as Mary Oliver, Donald Justice, Wallace Stevens, Robert Creeley, Wendell Berry, W. B. Yeats, Maya Angelou, Raymond Carver and more. Her paintings are highly textured with layers of acrylic, charcoal and oil. She applies paintand then removes it until eventually the story she needs to tell emerges.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 16, 5-8 p.m. and Artist Talk: Thursday, May 29, 7-8 p.m.

The District Gallery | 5113 Kingston Pike | Knoxville, TN 37919 | (865) 200-4452 | www.TheDistrictGallery.com

Opening Reception May 16, 6:30-8:00 PM - everyone welcome!
Student Show: Students from Aurora H. Bull’s oil painting classes
Details TBA.

Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave, Knoxville, TN 37918. Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM-5PM; Wednesday & Friday, 10AM-5PM; Saturday, 9AM-1PM. Information: 865-357-2787, www.fountaincityartctr.com

The Farragut Arts Council will sponsor the "Open Art Show 2014: ALCHEMY - The Magic of Art and Flowers" in conjunction with the Dixie Highway Garden Club on Friday, May 16 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farragut Town Hall. This unique, free event will combine a judged standard flower show, complete with horticulture and creative floral designs interpreting submitted artwork, along with a juried art show of over 100 pieces.
The Open Art Show 2014 is intended to showcase exceptional work produced by artists throughout the region and is open to all artists of all media. Forty-six artists are juried in the show and will feature more than 100 original works in watercolor, oils, pastels, woodworking, pottery, drawing and 3-D/sculpture. Floral arrangements will be paired with 44 pieces of this artwork. Many of these artworks will be for sale through the individual artists; this information will be available at the show. Awards in two- and three-dimensional art will be announced at an artists' reception - open to the public - on Friday, May 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. Diane O'Brien, renowned hammer dulcimer artist from Lenoir City, will provide entertainment.

The Farragut Town Hall is located at 11408 Municipal Center Drive across from the Farragut Branch Post Office. For more information about the Open Art Show 2014, contact Special Events and Program Coordinator Lauren Cox at lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.